The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may...

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may...

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...

What affects men sharply about a foreign nation is not so much finding or not...

What affects men sharply about a foreign nation is not so much finding or not...

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

Journalism largely consists of saying Lord Jones is Dead to people who never knew that...

Journalism largely consists of saying Lord Jones is Dead to people who never knew that...

Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.

Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

A yawn is a silent shout.

A yawn is a silent shout.

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my...

Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my...

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...